Dispensing receptacle for cigars and cigarettes



June 24, 1930. BONAVENTURA 1,766,097

DISPENSING RECEPTACLE FOR CIGARS AND CIGARETTES Filed July 15, l929 I5 Sheets-Sheet l I V9660) rd? 1 Jun 24, 1930. P. BONAVENTURA DISPENSING RECEPTACLE FOR CIGARS AND CIGARETTES 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 .VAIIII/IFIIIIIIIII! I I IIIIIIII Filed July 15, 1 929 receptacle for cigars andcigarettes,

Patented June a {fumes1mm 1 PHILiPBoN'AvENTuR or PHILADELPHIA, rnimsvtvauia DIS TP ENSJENG RECEPTAoLE FOR oreares Aim oreaairrriis' Application filed July 15,

My invention relates to a dispensing recep- I "tacle for cigarsand eigarettes,that lsto say,

the same deliveryposition in each instance.

A further object of my invention isxto provide, in a device of the character aforesaid, a lighterv adapted to opened andvlighted as a/cigar or cigarette is obtained from its respective magazine, The naturev andcharacteristicfeatures of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description, taken in 7 connection withthe] accompanying drawings forming-part hereof, inwhich: I 2 Figure 1 is Iafpe'rspeotive .viewxof a cigar and cigarette dispensing receptacle,- embodying the main features of my present inventacle with the lid or tion; V

Fig.- 2 is a transverse, vertical, central section, thereof; a Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken-approxi mately on the line 3- -3013 Fig 2;: a I Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken approxi'- mately on the line 4 -4: of Fig. 2;

I Fig. 5 is a topor plan view or the recepcover partly: broken away;

Fig- 6 is a fragmentary, sectional, detail kview illustrating the positions of the delivery members when the same are depressed for the purpose of obtaining a cigar from the cig'armagazine;v i Fig. 7--is aslmilar vrew,-1llustrat1ng the positions of the delivery members when the be automatic ally 1929. Serial N0. 378,294.

cigarette delivery member. is. depressed for,

the purposeof obtaining a cigarette from.

its magazine; and r V Fig. 8 is a sectional detail view illustrating portions of the mechanism'tor operating L It will, oat course, be understood that the drawings and descriptions herein contained are illustrative merely, and that various modifications and changes maybeli ade in the structure without departing from the spirit ofmy invention; r i

Referring to the drawings,"in.the particulan embodiment of my invention therein shown, 10 is a casing oryhousing, which may be made of'sheet metal, of any preferred shape' .Gentrally disposed on the inner faces of the opposite side walls ofthe casing are guide strips 11. 2 1

The guide strips 11 serve as a means for slidably mounting a depressible cigar delivery member 12, the upper, portion of which is provided wit-ha, longitudinalfldepression 13. There is also provided a depressible cigarette delivery member 14-, which is slidably vmounted within the; cigar d elivery member 12. The upper portion of the cigarette delivery member s'al'so providedwith a depression 15,which;i 1ormally 'i orms a continuation of the depression .13 in the top of the cigar delivery member.

The cigar delivery member is provided with portions "16,,which extend cover the body portion of the cigarette delivery meinher, this arrangement being. provided "so that the cigarette delivery member may be 1 depressed independently of the cigar delivery member, but'on the other hand, when the cigar 'dellvery member is depressed, the;

cigarette delivery member will be carried with 1t.

Thecigar deliveryfmember is provided.

with .a bracket 17, which slidably engages an upright post 18, the lower end of which is secured to a portion of the casing. A coil i spring 19 is mounted upon the post1 8, and

has its lower end bearing against the por-. tion of the casing. to WlllCh the post '18 se cured, and its upper end bearing agalnst the bracket 17. By thisfarrangement,the spring 19 pushes the cigar delivery Inemberi upwardly, and normally maintains the same Kin the position show member, there is'provided a rod'23, the upperend of which 'lssecured to the upper portion of the cigarette delivery member.

n in the drawings, in

Figs. lf to 5 thereot V I I The. cigar deliverymember is also pro- ,videdwith another bracket'QO, in which the lowerend ofa rod 21 is threaded.

upper-end of the rod 21 is'provided with a The , I The lower end of the rod- 23 telescopes in a tube" 24. The lowerend off the tube 24; is.

I under side of the slidable member '36, and the secured to a rigid portion of the casing.

1 A coil spring 25'surrounds the tube 2a and rod. 28. The lower end ofspring 25 bears against the portion the casing'to which i said spring bears'against the upper portion of the cigarette delivery member. l he in the position shown in s 'iring25 pushes the cigarette deliverymember upwardly, and normally holds the same I the drawings, in

Figs; 1 to 5 thereof. Thecigarette delivery member is also provi ded with a bracket '26, in which the lower end of alrod 271 is threaded. The upper end I of the rod 27 is provided with a-finger button I II hers, anda cigarette ma 28 for -manually' depressing the cigarette delivery member against the tension of the; spring 25. r

The cigar and cigarette delivery members "are positioned in the central portion of the casing by means of the guide strips 11, hereinbe'fore described. cigar magazine is provided on one side of the delivery memgazine 80 is provided on the other side thereof.

. of thiswall terniinatinga sufficientdistance above thebottonr oi the cigar magazine to -permit but one'ci'gar to pass-when the cigar and cigarette delivery members are simultaneously in the lowermost position.

7 The bottom of the cigarette magazine is Flikewise provided with an inclined floor 33, and on the side of; the cigarette magazine adjacent the deliverymembers there is provided a wall 34, the upper portion of which 'is-inclinedaway from the delivery members, and" the lower portion offwhich is curved,

around, as at 35, a sufficient distance "from the inclined floor of the cigarette maga= the tube 24- is securechand the upper end of "explained. f

zine to cause the cigarettes to be arranged in a single row priorto their the delivery member. I

At the lower end of the cigarette magazine there is provided a slidable member 86, the upper portion of'which slopes toward the delivery members, as at 37 on one side, and

being fed toaway from the delivery members, as at 88 on the other side, for a'purpose to be presently explained. V

provided a spring57, theupper end of which is connected to a post 58 projecting from the 'slidahle member, and'th'e lower end of which I I The slidabl'e member 36 is normally in the I To insure the return] is connected to a post '59 extending-from a I portion of thecasi'ng.

AleverAO is mounted below the slidable member 86, being pivoted as at 41, in a bracket carried by a portion of the housing.

One end ofthe lever 40 bears against the I I other end thereof has a projecting portion 42 which is adapted-toibe encountered by'the when .the cigarette delivery member is de- I pressed independently ofthecigar deliver memben-theslidable member 36 will be ele-' vated, for a purpose to ibe I presently A cigar lighter 43 0f thewell known pocket type is alsozmounted :inthe casing,

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and the same is so arrangedthat when the lid of the casing is opened through'the actua tlon of I a button, the ligher will become ignited.

in detail.

Devices of this character are in common, everyday'use, and as'the specific construction forms no part of the present invention, the same is not shown or described The upper hinged cover. portion of :the

cigar lighter 43 projects through thelid oi" the casing. The'button of the cigarlighter is adaptedto be engaged by a corrugated wheel 44, which is mounted on one end ofa-a horizontal shaft The shaft 45 is jour na-led insuitable brackets carried byflthe casing. I r.

'The other end of the shaft45 is provided trio with a ratchet wheel 46, which is engagedby I a the free end of'a leaf spring 47. 'I'Theoth'er V I .bracket26, to which thelower end ofthe, actuating rod 27 of thecigarette delivery end of the leaf spring 47 is secured to the member is also secured.

The top of the casing is provided with a lid portion 48, hinged as at 49'ito the bod'y portion of the casing, and normally held closed by means ofa spring latch 50. By

raising the lid 48 access may be had tothe I magazine for replenishing the supplyof if cigars and cigarettes. "a

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- tating the same for one tooth, thus bringing tomary 'manner.

zines will be impelled by thesloping bot-tom portions ofthe magazines toward the centrally arranged delivery members. a

' 'l vhen'it is desired togobtain va cigarette, the finger button 28 'is depressed,-whereby, through the. rod 27, the cigarette; delivery member 14 will be depressed to its lowermost 130siti )n, against theltension ot' the spring 25. As the bottom of the cigarette delivery member approaches its lowermost 1 posit on, the same will. encounter the projecting end 42 otthe lever 40, depressing the same and causing tlie'o ther end ofthe lever l0, to .elevate" the slide. nie'mber 36 against the tension of the springl'37.

' lVhen the parts are actuated as above set forth the-cigarette which lies lmmediatcly adjacent the vertical wall 53, in thelowe'r be pushed upWardly,'a1i-.d by reason of the slopend: of the cigarette magazine, will ing portion 37 of the top of the slide member, the cigarette will roll inwardly and lodge within the depressed portion 15 at the top ot the'cigarctte delivery member '14 which has been brought to the proper position by the depression thereof,

The finger button ZSbeing now released, a

the spring 25 Will cause the cigarette delive-rymember to movev upwardly until it reaches its uppermost;position," whereupon thecigarette 'wil-ldie' approximately flush withthe top surface of the "lidof thecasing, 40

whence it may be removed by the user.

' As the cigarette delivery 'member thus passes upwardiy, the-free end of the spring 47 will encounter the ratchet wheel lti, ro-

one of the projections of thecOrrugated -wheel 4A in contact with the button of the cigar lighter. In this manner,'the cover of the cigar lighter'wilhbe released and the lighter caused 'to function in the cus- Should,however, a cigar be desired, the finger button 22 is depressed, and thereby,

through the rod 21 the cigar delivery member will" be depressed against the t i of the spring 19.

I T, It mayherebe'noted thatby reason of the engagement of the portions 16 of the cigar delivery member overlapping the cigarette delivery member, the cigarette delivery'member will becaused to be depressed with the cigar delivery member, so that there will be no break in the continuity of the upper surface of the delivery members.

However, the cigar delivery member is limited in its downward movement, so that whenever a cigar or a as the same reaches'itslowermost position, the depresed top portion. thereoi' will be brought to a position whereby a cigarwi-ll be permitted to roll from the magazine on to the same, r I

Upon the release of the finger button- 28,- the cigar delivery member will be impelled upwardly by means of the spring 19, until the upper portion thereof causes the cigar to be brought approximately flush with the top surfaceot the lid. y 7 V It may here be noted that whenever the cigar delivery member isdepres'scd as a'fore-J said, the cigarette deliverymember will be carried downwardly therewith, but to a less extent: than when the cigarette delivery member alone is depressed.

It may also be noted that when the mech- I anism above described is actuated for the purpose of obtaining a clgar from the cigar delivery member, the spring arm e7 which is willactuate the lighter mechanism, in its movement withthe cigarette delivery member so that the lighter will always function from its magazine.

1. A device of A comprising-a casing, a vertically'niovable delivery member mounted in said casing, means for actuating said delivery member,

tlie'casing having a cigar magazine arranged on one side of the deliveryv member and a cigarette magazine arrangedon' the other side thereof, and means for selectively feedcarried by the cigarette delivery member 7 cigarette is obtained the character described ing a cigar or a cigarette from the respective Y magazines to the delivery meniberQ 2. A device of the character described ."con p'rising a casing, a delivery member movably' mounted in said casing, means for actuating'said delivery member, the casing having j a cigar magazine and an independent cigarette magazine, the lowerportion' of the cigar magazinehavmg an opening throughwhich'the cigars are separately fed to the delivery'member, said opening being normally closed by said delivery mem ber, and means arranged at the bottom of the cigarette magazine adapted to be actuated by a portion of the delivery member to cause the cigarettes to beseparately fed thereto.

8. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a delivery member 'movably mounted in'said casing, means for actuating said delivery member, the casing having a'cigar' magazine arranged on one sideof the delivery member and a cigarette magazine 'arran (red on the other side thereof,

I the lower portion of the cigar magazine having an opening through which the cigars are separately fed to the delivery member,

said opening being normally closed by said J v "delivery member, and means arranged at the bottom of the cigarette magazine adapted to be actuated by a portion of the delivery 'member tocause thecigarettes to be sepa- 'ratelyfed thereto.

4.1 m device of the character described comprising a casing,- a delivery member movably mounted in said casing, means for actuating said delivery member, thefcasmg having a cigar magazine arranged on one side of t he'deliverymemher and a cigarette magazine arranged on the other side thereof, the lower portion of the cigar magazine having an opening through'which the cigarsiare separately fedqto the delivery member, said opening being normally closed by said dellive'ry member,: and means arranged at the bottom of the cigarette magazine adapted to be actuated by a portion'ot thedelivery memberto causethe cigarettes to be separately fed thereto, said-last mentioned means 1 comprising a movable member having its 7 upper portionshaped to cause one of the cigarettes to be impelled to :the delivery member and to restrain. the passage of the otherjcigarettes Within the magazine, and a lever having one arm engaging the lower portion of said movable member and having its other arm, adapted to be engaged by" a portion of the delivery member.

"5..A' device of the character" described comprising a casinga two-part delivery member movably 'mounted' in said casing, "one part of I said delivery member being 7 movablyarranged with respect to the other,

- meanszforactuagting one part of said deliv-.'

ery member independently of the other,

means for simultaneously actuating both parts of said delivery member, the casing having a cigar,magazinelarranged on one 7 sidejof the delivery member and a cigarette magazine arranged on the other side there of, and means for selectively feeding a cigar or a cigarette from the respective 'maga Zines to the delivery memberaccording ,to

member movably mounted in said casing, one part, t said dehvery; member 1 being mov'ably'arranged With respect to the other,

means for actuating one partof said delivery member independently a of 7 the 7 other,

i means for simultaneously actuating both parts of SELlCl' del very member, the casing having a cigar magazine arranged on one side o-ftl'iedelivery member and a cigarette magazine'arranged on the other side thereof, the lo ver portion'ot the 1c1gar magazine having an opening through which the cigars are separately fed to the delivery member, and means arranged at the bottom" of the cigarette magazine adapted to be actuated bya portion ofthe deliverymemberto cause the cigarettes tobe separately fed thereto.

1 7. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a two-part:delivery member movably mounted 7111 said gcas1ng,.-

one part of said delivery member being movably arranged With respect to the other,

meanstor actuating one part-ofsaid delivery member independently of the4other,

means. for simultaneously actuating1 both parts of said delivery member, the casing having a cigar magazine arranged on one side of the delivery memberand a cigarette magazinearranged on the other side" there- 1 0f, the lower portion of the cigarjmagazme, having an opening through which the-clgars are separately fed to the delivery member, said opening being normally closed by said delivery member, and means arrangedat the bottom of the cigarette magazine adapted to, be actuated by the independently operable part oi the delivery member to cause V the cigarettes to be separatelyv fed-thereto.

8. A device of the character described I comprising a casing, a two-part delivery member movably mounted in said casing,

one part of said deliverymember being movably arrangedfwith respect. to the other,

means for actuating one part of said delivery member independently of." the other, ;means' for simultaneously"actuating both parts of said delivery ,member, the casing hav ng {lClQ'ZtI magazine arranged, on one side or the deliverygmember and a cigarette magazine arranged onthe other side thereof, the lower portion of the cigar magazinehaving an openingthroughlwhich the cigars are separately fed to thehdelivery membeigsaid opening being normally closed said delivery member, and means are;

ranged at the bottom of the cigarette magaently operable part 1 of the deliverymember to causewthej cigarettes to be separately fed thereto, saidlast mentioned {means compris ing a movable member having its upper por tion shaped to cause one oiithe cigarettes to be impelled to the delivery member and to restrain the passage of the other ,cigarettes Within the magazine, and a lever. hav ting onearm engaging the lower portion of said movable member and having. its other 5 arm adapted to be engaged by the-lower portion of the independently, operable part i of the'delivery member; 7 I I 9. A device ofthe' characterdescribed:-' comprising casing, a cigarette :delivery member inovably mounted inv said casing,

cigarette magazine arranged 'onone side of said delivery member, and meansvarranged at the bottom of the 7 cigarette ,magazine adapted to-be actuated by the delivery memher to cause the cigarettesto be separately ied thereto, said last mentioned nieans comzine adapted to be actuated by the independprising a movable memberhaving its upper 3 til) portion shaped to cause one of the cigarettes to be impelled to the'delivery member and to restrain the passage of the other cigarettes Within the magazine, and a lever having one arm engaging the lower portion of said movable member and having its other arm'adapted to be engaged by the lower portion of the delivery member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed by name. '3 Q PHILIP BONAVENTURA. 

